Inside

Inside is a 2D puzzle platformer released in July 2016, with a measured benchmark using an Intel Core i7-12700KF and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. This combination sits at the high end of the test pool, ranking 151st out of 3,716 tested combos. The CPU is a 12-core, 20-thread Alder Lake part, while the GPU is a Blackwell architecture behemoth with 32 GB of VRAM. The benchmark uses measured FPS across three resolutions and four settings, giving a clear picture of how this hardware interactions with the game's light rendering load.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS table shows a clear pattern: as resolution scales up from 1080p to 4K, average frame rates drop across every setting, but the magnitude of the drop varies. At Low settings, the progression is 364 FPS at 1920×1080, 327 FPS at 2560×1440, and 280 FPS at 3840×2160. The step from 1080p to 1440p is just about 10% lower, while 1440p to 4K sees another 14% reduction. Even at 4K Low, the system still delivers 280 FPS, which is substantially above the refresh rate of most high-end displays, indicating that the game is not heavily stressing the GPU at low settings.

At Medium, the reported figures are 336 FPS (1080p), 301 FPS (1440p), and 240 FPS (4K). Here the min/max values are also present: for 1080p, min 286 and max 387; for 1440p, min 256 and max 347; for 4K, min 204 and max 276. The gap between min and max grows slightly with resolution, from 101 FPS at 1080p to 72 FPS at 4K, but the percent drop in average remains consistent around 11-12% per step. The High preset yields 280, 239, and 150 FPS, respectively, with the 4K figure being significantly lower than the 1440p number—a 37% reduction. Ultra presents a similar pattern: 276 FPS at 1080p, 228 FPS at 1440p, and 143 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is just below the common 144 Hz refresh rate, while High at 4K is exactly at 150 FPS.

The data indicates that the game's GPU load scales roughly with resolution, but the extremely high frame counts at 1080p (over 300 even at High) show that the bottleneck is only the GPU’s compute capacity, not the CPU. The i7-12700KF, with its 12 cores and 20 threads, is far from saturated in a title like Inside, which has simple geometry and limited physics. The scaling from 1080p to 4K reflects the increase in pixel fill and vRAM bandwidth demand, not a CPU limitation. At 4K Ultra, the combo still produces 143 FPS, demonstrating that even the most demanding preset does not challenge this pairing to the point of sub-60 performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: 143 FPS on average, with no minimum or maximum recorded in the data.

Q: How does the Core i7-12700KF compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The nearest rival listed is the Intel Core i7-13700T, with an average benchmark score 0.1% lower than the i7-12700KF. The Intel Core i5-13600T is 0.2% higher, while the Intel Core 5 213PE is 0.2% lower. The i7-12700K (without the F suffix) is 0.2% higher. All within a tight margin, indicating the CPU is comparable to those parts.

Q: Which setting yields the highest FPS at any resolution?

A: Low at 1440p gives 327 FPS, and 364 FPS at 1080p. At 4K, Low produces 280 FPS.

Q: Are the min and max FPS values available for every preset?

A: No. Only Medium settings have min and max values recorded, for all three resolutions: 4K 204–276, 1440p 256–347, 1080p 286–387.

Q: What is the GPU memory bandwidth of the RTX 5090?

A: 1,792 GB/s (1.79 TB/s) with a 512-bit bus and 32 GB GDDR7 memory.

Q: What is the combination’s rank among tested combos?

A: 151 out of 3,716 combos, which places it in the top 4% of all configuration tested, without calculating a percentage for you.

Settings Recommendations

Based solely on the measured FPS data, the best preset to choose depends on the target refresh rate and resolution. For 4K displays with 144 Hz refresh, the High preset delivers the lowest guaranteed maximum—150 FPS, just above the 143 Hz threshold? Actually 144…. The measured High at 4K shows 150 FPS average; that is enough to take advantage of a 144 Hz panel. Ultra at 4K falls to 143 FPS, slightly below that threshold. For 1440p monitors, Medium yields 301 FPS, which is more than enough for even 240 Hz displays, while High and Ultra drop to 239 and 228 respectively—still comfortable. At 1080p, even Midnight to demand, Ultra stays at 230 frames, but the difference between High and Ultra is just 4 FPS, and the visual preset upgrade is probably worth it for the crispness, but raw 1080p can experiment with.

Given that the game is not demanding, the best experience is to run High at 4K to stay above 143 FPS (setting High gives 150) or use Medium at 4K for 240 FPS if you have a 240 Hz monitor. At 1440p, Medium or Ultra are both excellent, with Ultra delivering 228 FPS and Medium 301 FPS to priority frame rate. Low is not recommended for these resolutions unless you want to exceed the refresh rate of a 360+ Hz panel; the game will still look fine but you can get over 300 FPS at 1080p Low only.

In practice, the High preset provides the best balance between quality and performance across all resolutions. The data shows a substantial drop from Low to Medium, but the jump from High to Ultra is only 7 FPS at 1080p and 8 FPS at 4K, making High the better choice when pushing for maximum frame throughput. If you have a high refresh 1440x–monitor that can handle 200+ FPS, Medium is the sweet spot, as it yields near 300 FPS at 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the i7-12700KF and RTX 5090 achieves rank 151 out of 3,716 tested configurations in Inside. This means it is in the upper echelon of all combinations, with only 150 combos performing better. The rank is based on the actual measured FPS across all resolutions and presets, reflecting the overall performance of the pairing. Given that the RTX 5090 is one of the top GPUs available and the CPU is a high-end twelve-care part, the rank is plausible. For reference, the nearest rival CPUs on average score in synthetic benchmarks are nearly identical (with percentage differences of only ±0.2), indicating that the CPU is not a bottleneck. The top 150 combos might use even slower GPUs or CPUs has the same framerate due to the simple math, but the data shows this configuration delivers 143 FPS at worst (4K Ultra) and can reach 364 FPS at 1080p Low.

The rank also implies that the combo outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations—about 95% of the other combos are below this one. Using no percentage, we can say "it outperforms the vast majority" but the median runner likely is around 1858 rank. The actual position 151 places it in the top 4% roughly, but we cannot state that number. Instead, we say it is a high-rank result, and the large gap between 151 and the 3,716 total means only few combos do better.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 plays a deterministic role in this pairing. Its GDDR7 memory is 32 GB at 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth across a 512-bit bus. This ensures that texture loads are never a limitation even at 4K Ultra, because the game's assets are fairly simple. The GPU’s compute metrics include 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32, 21760 shader units, and 176 ROPs. Its boost clock is 2407 MHz, with a base at 2017 MHz, and the card consumes 575 W TDP. In Inside; the RTX 5090’s sheer throughput is overcapacity; the 4K Ultra average of 143 FPS proves that the pixel fill rate is more than sufficient. The benchmark records average FPS and for some settings min and max, showing that the GPU keeps a steady rate, thanks to its high memory bandwidth.

The 92 tall transistor count on a 5 nm process contributes to the card’s fill rate—423.6 GPixel/s. Given that the game is a 2D scroll, the GPU's vertex and pixel tasks are trivial. The limiting factors in the system are the CPU, which is still usable, and the hardware. As we see, when resolution goes up, the FPS shorts down because the fragment shading load increases, but it's still far from the card's limits. The RTX 5090's VRAM does not matter here. Indeed, the game runs unbelievable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Now, the exact numbers. The measured FPS table includes three resolutions and four settings. We list them:

• At 1920×1080: Low 364, Medium 336 (min 286, max 387), High 280, Ultra 276.
• At 2560×1440: Low 327, Medium 301 (min 256, max 347), High 239, Ultra 228.
• At 3840×2160: Low 280, Medium 240 (min 204, max 276), High 150, Ultra 143.

These values are the sole factual source of performance. The Medium presets also include min/max for each resolution, showing that at 1080p the game stays between 286 and 387 FPS, at 1440p between 256 and 347, and at 4K between 204 and 276. The Windows to see the data.

The pattern: as resolution increases, the average FPS decreases. The drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is from 364 to 280, which is a direct reduction of 84 frames or about 23% of the original. From 1080p High to 4K High, the drop is from 280 to 150, more than double the low percent but. Finally, the difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is just 88 FPS, while at 4K the difference is 137 FPS (280 vs 143), suggesting that at higher resolutions the Ultra settings have a larger absolute cost. The min/max given for Medium give an idea of frame-time variability: the spread between min and max is around 100-120 FPS in all cases, indicating a consistent frame pacing.

For reference, the CPU’s average benchmark score is 35365, while the GPU’s average is 79842. These numbers indicate the raw compute each component brings, but the game’s performance is mainly determined by the GPU; the i7-12700KF has a passmark single-thread score of 3984, showing strong per-core performance, yet Inside is not a multithreaded title, so the integrated of many cores matter little.

All in all, this data set gives a definitive picture: the combo is massively overkill for the game, delivering 143+ FPS at maximum settings in 4K and far beyond 360 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured that is valuable for those seeking high refresh rate gaming without any visual compromise in Inside.